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‘Aida’ Production in Adelaide Rescheduled for 2027

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The Adelaide Oval has confirmed that Franco Zeffirelli’s production of Verdi’s “Aida” will be performed during the 2027 Adelaide Festival. The opera, which will be brought the Arena di Verona, will be presented  on Feb. 26 and 27, 2027. The production was originally set to be presented in February 2026 but was postponed due to global shipping challenges impacting the transport of {…}

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Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s ‘Christmas Unwrapped’ Starring Desiree Frahn

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(Photo credit: Nick Clayton) Soprano Desiree Frahn joins Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s holiday program, “Christmas Unwrapped.” Frahn, the Graduate Singers, the Elder Conservatorium Chorale, and the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra are led by Guy Noble. The program features include Malcom Arnold’s “The Holly and the Ivy” (“Fantasy on Christmas Carols,”) “Sergei Prokofiev’s Lieutenant Kijé: Troika,” Howard Blake’s “The Snowman,” “Leroy Anderson’s “Sleigh {…}

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The Adelaide Festival Unveils 2024 Season

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Photo credit: Jörg Brüggemann The Adelaide Festival has announced its lineup for the 2024 festival. First up is “Guuranda,” commissioned by the Adelaide Festival. The work was created by a collective of First Nations artists, Narungga Elders and non-Indigenous artists. “Guuranda” is written and directed by Jacob Boehme with artwork by Narungga visual artist Kylie O’Loughlin and sung by Narungga {…}

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New Zealand Appoints New General Director

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New Zealand Opera has appointed Thomas de Mallet Burgess as its General Director. Burgess joins the company after five years with Perth-based company Lost & Found, whose mission is to present unusual operas in found spaces that speak to the resonance of the work. Throughout the years he has established an international reputation for directing award-winning opera and leading ground-breaking {…}

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Norfolk & Norwich Festival Announces 2025 Slate

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Norfolk & Norwich Festival has announced the first performances of its 2025 slate. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer. Mezzo-soprano Lotte Betts-Dean performs works by Scelsi, Feldman, and Schwitters, as well as pieces that “draw on medieval plainchant, experimental electronica, and techno, including works by Mathis Saunier, Stuart MacRae and new additions to the Voice Electric {…}

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Adelaide Festival Announces Interim Artistic Director

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The Adelaide Festival has announced that Artistic Director Ruth Mackenzie CBE has accepted a new opportunity from the Government as Program Director, Arts, Culture and Creative Industries Policy within the Department of Premier & Cabinet. In this new role, Mackenzie will oversee the development and delivery of the South Australian Government’s new arts and culture strategy, policy, and action plan. {…}